Do you hate it when people burst into song without any warning? Loathe flash mob-style dance numbers in public spaces? Can’t stand a saccharine duet between two young lovers as a swelling orchestra plays somewhere offscreen? You’re not alone: the movie musical is perhaps one of the most derided film genres, only loved by teenaged girls and old gay men. OR IS IT? There have been plenty of subversive movie musicals in the last few decades, full of dark themes, twisted humor, and horrific sights. Here’s a list of the ten you should see, just to keep an open mind. All That Jazz If you want to make a big assumption about how musicals are, like, suuuper gay, then feast your eyes on this Bob Fosse film in which Roy Schieder basically fucks anything that moves. Also, lots of boobs in this one. Cabaret Another Bob Fosse anti-musical, Cabaret won’t shake up those who hate it when people in movies randomly burst into song because all of the musical numbers take place from the titular nightclub. Bonus: singing Nazis. Cabaret is available for rental on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, and Vudu. Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell directed and starred in this film adaptation of his off-Broadway musical about a transgender East German rock ‘n’ roll singer. It’s no Rogers and Hammerstein, is what I’m saying. Hedwig and the Angry Inch is available for rental on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, andVudu. Little Shop of Horrors What about a giant extraterrestrial man-eating plant doesn’t appeal to you? What if you throw in Steve Martin as a sadistic dentist and Bill Murray as his masochistic patient? (Spoiler: only one of those guys is eaten by a plant.) Little Shop of Horrors is available for rental on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, and Vudu. Moulin Rouge! Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning film is less of a musical as much as it is two hours of Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor singing karaoke. Moulin Rouge! is available for rental on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, and Vudu. Purple Rain Prince, Morris Day, and Appollonia star in this movie about, well, Prince. Purple Rain is available on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, and Vudu. Nashville Robert Altman’s epic satire about the country music capital is at times hilarious and sad, but filled with great tunes (even one written by Gary Busey!) and stellar performances, particularly from Ronee Blakley and Lily Tomlin. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Aliens, transvestites, hunks, cannibalism, Meat Loaf: this cult classic has it all, and you’ll be doing the Time Warp for days after watching it. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is available for rental on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, and Vudu. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut What, did you think we’d recommend a Disney movie? Beauty and the Beast doesn’t have a singing clitoris. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut is available for rental on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, and Vudu. West Side Story If you don’t like West Side Story, it’s not because you hate musicals—it’s because you hate movies. Yes, it’s the most old fashioned of these ten films, but it’s an early transgressor of the musical theater genre (hint: it doesn’t have a happy ending) and one of the greatest movies ever made. West Side Story is available for rental on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, and Vudu.